Rectangle over Madison, MO
A witness account on file, unevaluated. Most of the archive rests here, and honestly so.
The report, as filed
Around 510 my husband and I were outside no lights on. Husband said is that a jet stream, we both observed it moving at a brisk rate headed eastbound look like it was a cloud but very defined edges, we thought maybe a sign flying behind a small plane but was moving too fast and no blinking lights noted anywhere on the object. Tried to take a picture with phone but was unable to capture.
Held as-reported from National UFO Reporting Center (record NUFORC #171038). Witness text is preserved verbatim, including its spelling; nothing is edited beyond formatting.
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Routed to: Federal Aviation Administration · records window 2022-08-07 → 2022-08-24